Author Archives: Heather Zinger

BENWOOD, W.Va. — The former Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel facility in Benwood will soon be home to a company doing business with the natural gas industry. The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register reports Dunbar, Pennsylvania-based JLE Industries has invested over $6 million to establish an 80,000-square-foot plant. It’s expected to open in January and employ as many as 45 when fully operational. Workers at ...

The U.S. can no longer continue its political complacency over climate change and the impact it will have worldwide. We say “political” complacency as the majority of Americans support the U.S. joining an international pact to reduce greenhouse emissions — two-thirds of them, in fact, according to a New York Times/CBS poll released last week, which coincided with President Barack ...

In a cyclical industry like oil and gas, people generally expect dramatic market fluctuations; however, when the price of oil drops by 50% like it did last year and remains low, companies inevitably struggle. Modified drilling plans, lower rig counts, layoffs and focus on existing production are some of this year’s themes, and it is the rare oil company that ...

DUBAI – Iran offered on Saturday about 50 oil and gas projects to be developed by foreign investors with local partners under a new scheme it hopes will initially generate $25 billion in investments, state media reported. Iran reached a deal with world powers in July, under which sanctions will be lifted in return for it scaling down its nuclear ...

According to the AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report, 18 states have average gas prices below $2 a gallon. Pennsylvania is not one of them but prices are falling. “Approximately 42 million Americans are expected to take a road trip this Thanksgiving, and drivers should pay the lowest pump prices for the Thanksgiving holiday since 2008. Retail averages have fallen for ...

Deserts are usually for the cacti and the scorpions because of limited water resources. Even its human inhabitants must worry daily about water access and rights. Since water is not only critical to life but to economic and cultural development as well, access to water is a really big deal. Despite its water challenges, the desert can harbor the potential ...

When it comes to safety and economic security in the oil and gas field, strong, long-term business relationships matter. According to a 2014 report (based on 2012 data) published by the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (COSH), the oil and gas industry’s fatality rate is now 24.2 deaths for every 100,000 full time workers vs. 3.2 deaths per ...

When it comes to purchasing equipment, generators should be the last asset to add to your portfolio, especially if it’s not a “core competency” of your business, says a Natural Gas Generator Expert at Light Tower Rentals (LTR). “It’s all a matter of time. How long are you going to need that generator out there?” In fact, he recommends not ...

Purchasing a home The time has come to buy a house. Cue the applause. It’s exciting news! All that hard work has paid off. Though once the excitement dies down, nervousness might take its place. For those who’ve never purchased a home before, the process can be especially intimidating. The mortgage industry isn’t known for easy to understand rules and ...

DENTON – Cathy McMullen shook her head as a year of hard work went down in flames. The leader of the Denton grassroots group that spearheaded the state’s first voter-approved ban on fracking last fall felt powerless as state lawmakers tossed the Denton ban onto the ash heap earlier this year. On a drive back from Austin, McMullen thought that after ...

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